Electronic device and method for moving content display position on basis of coordinate information stored in display driver circuit

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise a display panel, a processor, and a display driver circuit including an internal memory and configured to drive the display panel, wherein the display driver circuit may be configured to: receive, from the processor, movement information of a designated content to be displayed on the display panel while the processor operates in a low power state; store the movement information in the internal memory; display the designated content at a first position on the display panel while the processor operates in the low power state; and move the designated content displayed at the first position to a second position on the display panel and display the same at the second position, at least on the basis of the movement information stored in the internal memory while the processor operates in the low power state.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An electronic device comprising:
 a display driving circuit comprising a timer and configured to be functionally coupled to a display panel; and 
 a processor configured to be functionally coupled to the display driving circuit, 
 wherein 
 the processor is configured to switch a state of the electronic device to an always-on display (AOD) mode in which the processor switches to an inactive state based on the processor providing, to the display driving circuit, image information for a first image for display on the display panel during the AOD mode, and 
 the display driving circuit is configured to: 
 while the electronic device is in the AOD mode,
 control the display panel to display the first image; 
 acquire, via the timer, elapsed time information on a time elapsing since display of the first image in the AOD mode; and 
 control the display panel to change a display position of the first image at every designated periodicity based on the elapsed time information. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor is configured to switch the state of the electronic device to the AOD mode based on the processor providing, to the display driving circuit, the image information and image position information on a first position for display of the first image; and 
 the display driving circuit is configured to control the display panel to display the first image at the first position. 
 
     
     
       3. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to switch the state of the electronic device to the AOD mode based on the processor providing, to the display driving circuit, the image information and periodicity information representing the designated periodicity. 
     
     
       4. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor is configured to switch the state of the electronic device to the AOD state based on the processor providing, to the display driving circuit, the image information and offset information on multiple offsets for changing the display position of the first image; and 
 the display driving circuit is configured to, while the electronic device is in the AOD mode, control the display panel to change the display position of the first image at every designated periodicity using the offset information based on the elapsed time information. 
 
     
     
       5. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to, while the electronic device is in the AOD mode:
 identify a position for display of the first image by using one offset among the multiple offsets at every designated periodicity; and 
 control the display panel to change the display position of the first image at every designated periodicity using the elapsed time information based on the identified position. 
 
     
     
       6. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the display driving circuit further comprises another processor, a first Graphic Random Access memory (GRAM), and a second GRAM; and 
 the another processor comprises the timer, 
 wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 store, in the first GRAM, the information on the first image acquired from the processor; and 
 while the electronic device is in the AOD mode:
 identify, using the another processor, one or more visual objects to be related to the first image from information on multiple visual objects stored in the second GRAM; 
 control the display panel to display the first image together with the one or more visual objects; and 
 control the display panel to change a display position of the first image and the one or more visual objects at every designated periodicity based on the elapsed time information, and change a state of at least one visual object among the one or more visual objects at every designated periodicity. 
 
 
 
     
     
       7. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein the state of the at least one visual object comprises a display angle of the at least one visual object. 
     
     
       8. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 receive a signal representing detection of an input for changing a mode of the display panel from a first mode to a second mode, while the electronic device is in the AOD mode; 
 switch the state of the processor from the inactive state to an active state based on receiving the signal; and 
 while the processor is in the active state, control the display driving circuit to display on the display panel a second image different from the first image. 
 
     
     
       9. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein:
 the processor is configured to switch the state of the electronic device to the AOD mode based on the processor providing, to the display driving circuit, the image information, position information on a first position for display of the first image, and moving information for moving the first image from the first position; 
 the display driving circuit is configured to:
 while the electronic device is in the AOD mode, control the display panel to display the first image at the first position, and control the display panel to change the display position of the first image at every designated periodicity at least based on the elapsed time information and the moving information, to move the first image to a second position; and 
 
 the processor is further configured to:
 switch the state of the processor to an active state after a designated time passes from a time point of switching of the state of the processor to the inactive state, and 
 provide, to the display driving circuit, based on switching to the active state, position information on a third position for display of the first image. 
 
 
     
     
       10. An electronic device comprising:
 a display panel; 
 a processor; and 
 a display driving circuit comprising an internal memory and configured to be capable of driving the display panel, 
 wherein the display driving circuit is configured to: 
 while the processor operates in an active state,
 receive, from the processor, coordinate information of designated content to be displayed on the display panel while the processor operates in a low-power state; and 
 store the coordinate information in the internal memory; and 
 
 while the processor is in the low-power state,
 control the display panel to display the designated content at a first position; and 
 control the display panel to move the display of the designated content from the first position to a second position, at least based on the coordinate information stored in the internal memory. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 while the processor operates in the low-power state, control the display panel to display a designated color in at least a part of an area in which the designated content is not displayed. 
 
     
     
       12. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to, while the processor operates in the low-power state, control the display panel to move the content at every designated periodicity based on the coordinate information. 
     
     
       13. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein
 the display driving circuit is configured to, while the processor operates in the low-power state, control the display panel to move the designated content at every designated periodicity at least based on the coordinate information, and 
 the processor is further configured to:
 switch from the low-power state to the active state when a designated time elapses in the low-power state; 
 transmit further coordinate information on a third position for display of the content at least in response to switching to the active state; and 
 switch to the low-power state after transmitting the further coordinate information on the third position. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The electronic device as claimed in  claim 10 , wherein:
 the processor is further configured to:
 switch to the active state after a designated time elapses from when the coordinate information is transmitted, 
 transmit further coordinate information on a third position for display of the content, and 
 switch to the low-power state after transmitting the further coordinate information; and 
 
 the third position is spaced by a designated distance from the first position and the second position. 
 
     
     
       15. An electronic device comprising:
 a display panel; 
 a processor; and 
 a display driving circuit comprising an internal memory and configured to be capable of driving the display panel, 
 wherein the display driving circuit is configured to: 
 while the processor operates in an active state,
 receive, from the processor, movement information of designated content to be displayed on the display panel while the processor operates in a low-power state; 
 store the movement information in the internal memory; and 
 
 while the processor operates in the low-power state:
 control the display panel to display the designated content at a first position; and 
 control the display panel to move the display of the designated content from the first position to a second position, at least based on the movement information stored in the internal memory.